The town of Berlin has cut close to $600,000 in funding to the Berlin Fire Company after the department failed to address reported workplace harassment of paramedics, according to town officials.

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The Berlin Fire Company denies that it was behind a write-in campaign against Berlin Mayor Gee Williams in this week's town election.

On Tuesday night, following Williams' 335-122 victory over write-in candidate and former council member Ellen Lang, Williams publicly suggested the Berlin Fire Company was responsible for Lang's write-in votes and called the company's actions underhanded.